Image via WikipediaAccording to the New Jersey Historic Trust: "From
the mid-eighteenth century through the early-twentieth century the
ironworks of Oxford fueled New Jersey's development as a major
industrial center. The Oxford Furnace, established in 1741,
produced an enormous variety of iron products, such as firebacks, nails,
stoves, and iron pots, as well as pig iron made from the raw iron ore
extracted from the nearby mines. Eventually this bustling enterprise
gave rise to a complete company town. Today 385 buildings remain from
the former factory town, which comprise the Oxford Industrial Historic
District. Oxford Furnace is the oldest standing hot blast furnace in New Jersey, and Shippen Manor, constructed in 1754, is a rare surviving example of a New Jersey ironmaster's residence constructed on a grand scale. Together they help tell the story of the industrial powerhouse that once was Oxford." Oxford.
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